Chapter Summaries

Hody Jones used a remote to detonate explosives at the North Gate and threatened Jinbe with further blasts, forcing Jinbe to fight Enel. Their powerful clash destroyed much of the city wall, leaving the fish-men stunned by the scale of their strength.

• Hody Jones detonated the first explosive, killing and maiming people at the North Gate, then threatened Jinbe with the remote.
• Hody Jones ordered Jinbe to kill Enel, while Enel dismissed the threat and Jinbe warned that Roy could destroy Fish-Man Island.
• Jinbe and Enel agreed to fight, and Fukaboshi wondered whether Roy could end the island's crisis.
• Jinbe's 5,000 Tile True Fist collided with Enel's 60 Million Volt Thunder Dragon, collapsing and pulverizing half the city wall.
• Jinbe and Enel acknowledged each other's strength as Hody Jones and the surviving fish-men watched in shock.

Enel overwhelmed Jinbe in their battle for Fish-Man Island, revealing that lightning had enhanced his physical strength as well as his Devil Fruit power. Though Jinbe repeatedly rose to protect the island, Enel continued to crush him, while Hody Jones condemned Jinbe for failing to win.

• Jinbe recognized that the ocean would not give him a safe advantage against Enel and charged with a Seven Thousand Tile Roundhouse Kick.
• Enel met Jinbe's kick with Thunder Armor · Heavy Current Burst, was hurled into rubble, then rose unharmed after explaining that lightning had greatly increased his physical strength.
• Enel pierced Jinbe's Wulai Pierce with his 200 Million Volt Thunder God attack and slammed him into the plaza, then incapacitated Fukaboshi with a small burst of lightning.
• Jinbe repeatedly attacked Enel and was knocked down, but kept standing between him and the island despite his severe wounds.
• Hody Jones berated Jinbe for failing to defeat Enel and called him a disgrace to the fish-man race.

Roy stopped Hody Jones from detonating the explosives on Fish-Man Island and healed Jinbe, then gave him a potion that restored injuries with startling speed. Jinbe asked Roy to sell him more of the potion so he could save the islanders hurt in the explosion.

• Hody Jones pressed the detonator, but his body froze and the explosives did not go off.
• Roy appeared in Hody Jones's chair, revealed himself as the one who had stopped him, and struck him down when he threatened Roy.
• Roy healed Jinbe's injuries with his ability and gave him a milky-white potion to treat the rest.
• Jinbe drank a sip, witnessed the potion rapidly regrow flesh around his wounds, and asked Roy to sell him enough to heal the badly injured islanders.

Roy revealed that Xun could heal the people injured in Fish-Man Island’s disaster by exchanging vitality, and Neptune and Jinbe agreed to seek her help. The chapter ended with Roy suggesting they use Hody’s group to pay the cost, drawing a sinister understanding from Neptune and Jinbe.

• Jinbe explained that Roy’s S-2 Potion had restored his strength, and Neptune pleaded with Roy to sell it so he could save the injured citizens.
• Roy said he had little Potion but could treat the people, then used his Dream Domain to bring Xun from the Marine Shopping Center to the plaza.
• Roy introduced Xun as the Phantom Sword Pirates’ ship doctor, and Xun agreed to help after promising her a grand banquet.
• Xun said healing the injured required an equivalent amount of vitality, prompting Neptune and Jinbe to offer their own lives.
• Roy pointed out that Hody’s group could pay the cost, and Neptune and Jinbe silently accepted the suggestion.

Roy and Xun defeated Hody Jones’s group and saved the injured citizens of Fish-Man Island, prompting Neptune to ask Roy to revive those killed in the explosions. Roy agreed, leaving Jinbe shaken by the scale of his power.

• Xun used Chains of Life to drain the life force of Hody Jones’s group, restoring the injured merfolk and fish-men as Hody’s group crumbled to dust.
• Neptune and Jinbe thanked Roy and promised the Phantom Sword Pirates honored status on Fish-Man Island.
• Roy revealed he could revive the citizens who had died, and Neptune prostrated himself to beg for their return.
• Roy stopped Neptune’s sons and Jinbe from kneeling, while Jinbe realized Roy could control his body and feared what that power meant.

Roy revived the fish-men who appeared to have died in Hody Jones’s rebellion, earning Fish-Man Island’s devotion, but he later revealed to Robin that the deaths had been illusions. The next day, Roy basked in the island’s grateful welcome.

• Roy used the Reincarnation Rebirth Technique, and the supposedly dead fish-men returned unharmed.
• Neptune pledged Fish-Man Island’s support to Roy, while Jinbe worried the declaration could create conflict with Roy’s territory.
• At Fishfolly Manor, Robin asked Roy whether he could revive people who had been dead for years, and Roy said the fish-men had never actually died.
• Roy explained that he had made the entire island believe they witnessed deaths through an illusion, leaving Robin shaken by the scale of his power.
• The following day, Fish-Man Island’s residents welcomed Roy with gifts and food, and he accepted them from the eager mermaids.

Roy asked Jinbe to negotiate a deal with Whitebeard: he would secretly supply the Whitebeard Pirates with a new potion that could temporarily relieve illness and injury in exchange for making Fish-Man Island his territory. Jinbe recognized how valuable the offer would be to Whitebeard.

• At the banquet, Neptune and Shirahoshi thanked Roy for saving Fish-Man Island and freeing Shirahoshi from Vander Decken IX.
• Shyarly worried that Roy's ambitions could lead Fish-Man Island to ruin, but Jinbe warned her not to voice such suspicions.
• Roy asked Jinbe about his ties to the Whitebeard Pirates, and Jinbe feared the conversation would lead to conflict over Fish-Man Island.
• Roy gave Jinbe the newly developed S-3 Potion, and Jinbe felt its restorative effects.
• Roy asked Jinbe to offer Whitebeard the potion in exchange for Fish-Man Island becoming Roy's territory.

Roy accompanied Shirahoshi to Sea Forest, where she visited Otohime’s tomb, and Robin translated a Poneglyph revealing joyboy’s apology and a promise to return Fish-Man Island to Eden. Roy connected Robin’s account of Eden to ancient legends and believed he had solved the mystery of the Ancient Weapons’ whereabouts.

• Shirahoshi followed Roy to Sea Forest, and Neptune and the Neptune Brothers joined the Phantom Sword Pirates to accompany her.
• Roy praised Otohime’s ideals, then left Shirahoshi at her mother’s tomb so she could grieve and pay her respects.
• The group found another Poneglyph, and Robin translated joyboy’s apology for an unfulfilled promise involving Noah’s Ark and Fish-Man Island’s return to Eden.
• Robin recalled a Great Kingdom fable about Adam, Eve, Eden, and the forbidden fruit, and Roy recognized a connection to the historical records.
• Roy told the group that he believed he had solved the mystery of where the Ancient Weapons were located.

Roy connected the Eden myth and Poneglyphs to the Ancient Weapons, speculating that Sun Tree Eve was on Fish-Man Island and Adam Treasure Tree was Elbaf’s War Tree. He revealed that Poseidon was Princess Shirahoshi, leaving the crew stunned by the identity of the Ancient Weapon they had just met.

• Robin connected the Eden myth’s Eve to Sun Tree Eve and the Forbidden Fruit to Devil Fruits, while Xia wondered whether she had eaten one.
• Roy compared the Alabasta Poneglyph with the Eden myth and concluded that Adam Treasure Tree and Sun Tree Eve stood at the world’s two poles.
• Enel guessed that Sky Island’s Giant Vine was Adam Treasure Tree, but Crocodile rejected the idea and Roy proposed that the tree was in Elbaf.
• Dorry confirmed that Elbaf had a towering tree called the War Tree, which had survived the Giants’ wars.
• Roy told the crew that Poseidon, the Ancient Weapon of the Sea King, was Princess Shirahoshi.

Roy learned that Shirahoshi was Poseidon, an Ancient Weapon who could summon Giant Sea Kings, but chose not to take control of Fish-Man Island. After the Marines received alarming reports about Roy’s powers, he departed Fish-Man Island for the New World.

• Roy explained that Shirahoshi had awakened Poseidon’s power five years earlier when Giant Sea Kings appeared to protect Otohime from a Celestial Dragon.
• Crocodile the Sand proposed bringing Fish-Man Island under their control, but Roy said they should keep acting as its saviors and conceal what they knew.
• Sengoku received reports that Roy had revived nearly ten thousand merfolk, and worried about the threat posed by Roy, Crocodile the Sand, and Enel.
• One week later, Shirahoshi and Neptune bid Roy farewell, and Neptune warned him to beware the four Great Sea Emperors.
• Jinbe promised to relay Roy’s trade proposal and instructions to Old Man Whitebeard, and Roy ordered the Ark Maxim to sail for the New World.

Roy and the Phantom Sword Pirates arrived at Dressrosa, where Donquixote Family members Ronald and Balo recognized Brogy and realized Roy might be on the island. Balo urged Ronald to report the sighting to Diamante as high-level intelligence, while Ronald discovered he might have been removed from the Family.

• Crocodile, Harvey, and King discussed the protection Roy’s domain gave the Ark Maxim from the New World’s storm as Reiju spotted Dressrosa ahead.
• Roy dispelled his lightning and domain after learning that Dressrosa was their destination.
• Ronald collided with Brogy in the street, and Brogy checked that he was unhurt before leaving to buy booze.
• Balo identified Brogy as a Senior Executive of the Phantom Sword Pirates and warned Ronald that Roy might be in Dressrosa.
• Balo told Ronald to report the sighting to Diamante because Doflamingo had classified information about Roy as high-level intelligence.
• Ronald learned that Doflamingo was off the island and feared that he had been expelled from the Donquixote Family.

Roy searched Dressrosa for a missing enemy while Diamante learned that Roy might be on the island and prepared to defend the family headquarters. Violet spotted Roy and considered recruiting him to help overthrow Doflamingo, then used her ability to peer into his heart.

• Roy wandered through Dressrosa, drawing attention from local women because of the charm granted by his Dream-Dream Fruit.
• Balo told Diamante that he had seen Red Ogre Brogy and suspected Nightmare Roy had come to Dressrosa.
• Diamante recalled Roy's past strength and resolved to protect the family headquarters until Doflamingo returned.
• Violet secretly watched Roy and hoped he would help her take revenge on Doflamingo without destroying Dressrosa.
• Violet made an OK gesture before her eyes and activated her ability to look into Roy's heart.

Violet approached Roy hoping he would help her overthrow Doflamingo, but learned that Roy had allied with him. Roy revealed the alliance was only superficial and left Violet to decide whether she had the resolve to pursue revenge.

• Violet tried to peer into Roy’s heart, and Roy confronted her with a threat after making the surrounding pedestrians ignore them.
• Violet told Roy that she was a Donquixote Family assassin and the Princess of Dressrosa, then explained how Doflamingo had seized the kingdom and forced her into his service.
• Violet asked Roy to help defeat Doflamingo, but Roy told her they had formed an alliance two years earlier.
• Roy explained that he did not let hatred guide him and warned Violet that revenge would require her to become stronger.
• Roy disclosed that his alliance with Doflamingo was only superficial, then left Violet with a final warning to abandon revenge if she lacked the resolve to grow stronger.

Roy entered a casino on Donquixote Family turf and found Issho being cheated at roulette. Roy forced the casino to accept a third bet between black and white, and the ball landed on the divider.

• Roy entered the casino and exchanged ten million Beli for chips.
• Roy watched a Donquixote Family member deceive Issho, who kept betting on white.
• Roy joined Issho’s game and demanded the casino recognize a bet between black and white.
• Roy discussed light and darkness with Issho as the roulette wheel spun.
• The ball landed on the divider between black and white.

Roy met Issho in a casino and discussed gods, justice, and the World Government, while revealing that he recognized Issho’s strength and ideals. After Roy cleared the casino with a tap of his finger, Diamante arrived and learned that Nightmare was inside with the blind man.

• Issho sensed that the ball had followed Roy’s words and asked whether Roy could alter fate or was a god.
• Roy questioned the idea of gods and the Celestial Dragons, and Issho said a world where gods brought suffering did not need them.
• Roy asked whether Issho wanted to uphold his own justice without serving the World Government’s false justice, and Issho identified Roy as Nightmare.
• Roy tapped the table, causing the gamblers to flee the casino as their hearts pounded and their breathing grew labored.
• Diamante arrived, slapped the pirate who had cheated Issho, and ordered a lackey to explain what had happened.
• After hearing that Nightmare was inside with the blind man, Diamante worried that Roy might make a move while Doffy was away.

Roy's attempt to negotiate with Issho failed when Issho declared that he would oppose Roy's actions. Roy chose to fight him, believing the lone Issho was a threat best eliminated before he could join the Marines.

• Diamante warned Dellinger that Roy was powerful enough to destroy Dressrosa, and Violet overheard them and began longing for strength.
• An unseen force blasted Diamante and the officers away and destroyed the casino as Roy confronted Issho.
• Roy and Issho argued over whether Roy's actions would bring darkness to the world, and Issho refused to support him.
• Roy revealed that he had come partly to test Issho's attitude and decided to kill him before he could become a Marine Admiral.
• Issho drew his sword and challenged Roy, who raised the Seven Star Sword and declared that Issho's fate was defeat and death.

Roy fought Issho on Dressrosa, but Issho’s gravity powers and Observation Haki countered Roy’s speed and made the battle difficult. Issho summoned a meteor and trapped Roy under crushing gravity as its fiery fragments fell.

• Roy attacked Issho at close range, but Issho disrupted his movements with gravity and struck back with Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger.
• Roy survived Issho’s attack and recognized that Issho could use Future Sight, then clashed with him again using powerful sword slashes.
• Issho diverted Roy’s slashes by distorting the gravity around them, while Roy realized Issho’s ability countered his fighting style.
• Issho sent a ring of purple light into the sky, and a meteor soon descended toward Roy.
• Roy shattered the meteor with a slash, but Issho used Hell Journey to weigh him down as the meteor’s fragments rained toward him.

Roy used Virtualization to overwhelm Issho and, after wounding him, called on the Phantom Sword Pirates to surround him. Issho faced Roy, Crocodile, Enel, and the rest of Roy’s crew with no clear way to escape.

• Roy broke free of Issho’s gravity and erased the Meteor Fire Rain with a single sword slash.
• Roy revealed that he had activated Virtualization, and Issho decided to endure the enhancement until it ended.
• Roy ignored Issho’s gravity, struck him with the Seven Star Sword, and wounded his chest.
• Issho concluded he could not survive until Roy’s enhancement expired and tried to retreat.
• Crocodile, Enel, and Roy’s other fighters surrounded Issho, and Roy ordered them to attack together.

Roy captured Issho after defeating him, while Doflamingo returned to a badly damaged Dressrosa and learned that Roy had also captured an unknown blind powerhouse. Doflamingo suspected the man might be connected to the World Government, then decided Roy’s growing strength could still serve his plans.

• Roy’s group overwhelmed Issho, restrained him with Sea Stone Handcuffs, and made him his captive after Issho refused to become his subordinate.
• Doflamingo returned to Dressrosa aboard Buffalo’s Aircraft with Caesar and saw that Lovers’ Road and King’s Plateau had been heavily damaged.
• Doflamingo learned that Diamante had been seriously injured by the aftershock of a clash between Roy and an unknown blind fighter.
• Diamante told Doflamingo that the blind man had awakened the Press-Press Fruit and mastered Future Sight, but Roy had defeated and captured him.
• Doflamingo wondered whether the blind fighter was connected to CP0, then concluded that Roy’s strength could benefit his plan to obtain the ultimate secret.

Roy met Doflamingo at the Royal Palace and proposed expanding their alliance to include Gild Tesoro and other ambitious figures. He revealed that he intended to strike first against Kaido and eventually hold a conference to carve up the world, leaving Doflamingo intrigued by Roy’s bold plans.

• Doflamingo learned that Roy had arrived at the Royal Palace without him noticing and went to meet him.
• Roy and Doflamingo discussed Baccarat’s arrival in place of Tesoro, and Roy promised her a rubbing of a Poneglyph in exchange for three scientists.
• Roy proposed bringing Tesoro into their alliance and later gathering ambitious figures for a conference to divide the world.
• Baccarat deliberately fainted after hearing Roy and Doflamingo discuss destroying the world’s order.
• Doflamingo asked whether Kaido’s attack was keeping Roy occupied, and Roy revealed he planned to strike first rather than wait for Kaido.